IOC, Italy standoff over 2026 Olympics bobsled track to be decided within 2 weeks - News Summed Up

IOC, Italy standoff over 2026 Olympics bobsled track to be decided within 2 weeks


(Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- A standoff between the IOC and 2026 Winter Games officials in Italy about using a bobsled track in another country should be resolved within two weeks, the Olympic body said Thursday. Options include nearby tracks at St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria. They are previous Olympic venues in Cortina and Cesana, which were used for the Winter Games in 1956 and 2006, respectively. The next Winter Games are being held across northern Italy from Feb. 6-22, 2026. The IOC executive board was meeting in Gangneung, South Korea on the sidelines of the 2024 Youth Winter Games.


Source: ABC News January 18, 2024 16:40 UTC



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